Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation Awards Over $100,000 in Scholarships
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation through their Scholastic Clay Target Program and their Scholastic Action Shooting Program awarded 126 youth athletes over $100,000.00 in college Scholarships through their scholarship program and at the 2019 National Championships in Marengo, Ohio last month.
Tom Wondrash, National Director noted, “this is the first time our combined programs were able to award our Youth Athletes and their families over $100,000.00 in college scholarships. We could not have done it without the generous support of our program sponsors who continue to step up and support this initiative”.
In addition to the scholarships awarded to SCTP and SASP youth athletes that apply for these awards,at this years National Championships special scholarships were awarded by Browning, Beretta, and Blaser USA. In order to be eligble, athletes must have shot a Browning shotgun in 16 yard singles trap, a Beretta shotgun in the skeet event or a Blaser shotgun in the sporting clays event.
Winners of those scholarships include:
- Browning Trap: Grace Marlen (St. Louis, MO), $7,600
- Beretta Skeet: Graham Eubanks (Eatonton, GA) $4,000
- Blaser Sporting Clays: Baylor Garland (Eatonton, GA), $5,000
“The smiles on the faces of our athletes that are awarded college scholarships makes it all worthwhile” said SASP National Director Rick Leach. “College is such a significant financial commitment for all our youth athletes and their families. These college scholarships, no matter what the amount are something the youth athletes themselves can contribute to the effort”.
For a complete list of all the 2019 SCTP and SASP College Scholarship winners, click here.
Blaser USA, maker of fine shotguns like the F3 and now the F16, has agreed to support the Scholastic Clay Target Program yet again in 2017 as a Platinum member! The new shotgun class Passionate about perfection – The next generation of game and competition shotguns has arrived with the introduction of the new Blaser F16. Only through the restless pursuit of perfection is it possible to create a perfectly balanced over and under shotgun with the lowest-profile action on the market. “Blaser USA is very proud to support SCTP and its youth program!” John “Mo” Parsons, Blaser USA’s Shotgun product manager, said. “Blaser USA believes in the SCTP’s mission, values and structure. They are in a positive and strong growth pattern, something we like to see and support in a youth program!” Tom Wondrash, SCTP national director, said, "It’s a little overwhelming when we have great industry sponsors like Blaser USA supporting us at a very high level. They truly understand how important good youth programs are to the future of shooting sports. We couldn’t be more pleased with Blaser USA’s decision to continue its support of the SCTP!” Are you or your company interested in supporting the largest competitive youth shooting program in the world? Then contact Tom Wondrash, SCTP National Director at 